President: Peru willing to sign trade deal with EU

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www.chinaview.cn
2008-09-17 10:22:21

LIMA, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- Peru is willing to sign a trade deal with the European Union (EU) despite differences within the Andean Community (CAN), said Peruvian President Alan Garcia Tuesday.

Garcia made the remarks to new Italian Ambassador to Peru Francesco Rausi during a ceremony.

He expressed his wish to develop Peru-EU trade despite the lack of consensus among CAN member states on the group's trade policy toward the EU.

However, the EU has said it wants to sign an agreement with CAN rather than with each of its member states ...

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